What Every Parent Needs to Know: How to Help Your Child Get the Most Out of Primary School

by Toby Young, Miranda Thomas

What is your child learning in primary school?How can you tell if they're doing well or badly?And what can you do at home to help?What Every Parent Needs to Know is an essential guide to the first stage of your child's education, based on the new primary school curriculum launched in September 2014.The year-by-year breakdown will tell what your child will be taught in every subject and whywhat they're expected to know at the end of each yearthe tests they'll take in Reception, Year 1, Year 2 and Year 6the games and exercises you can do at home to complement what they'll be learning at schoolToby Young and Miranda Thomas (who between them have nine children) cut through the confusing jargon, speaking to parents as parents themselves. From phonics checks to SPAG tests, they demystify the journey through primary school and tell you how to help your child every step of the way.This is the manual that every primary school parent has been waiting for.

Paperback

First published August 28, 2014

About the author

Toby Daniel Moorsom Young (born 1963) is a British journalist and the author of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, the tale of his failed five-year attempt to make it in the U.S. as a contributing editor at Vanity Fair magazine, as well as The Sound of No Hands Clapping, a follow-up about his failure to make it as a Hollywood screenwriter. His obnoxious wit has earned him almost as many enemies as admirers and the title of "England's heterosexual Truman Capote". As the son of a baron, he is entitled to use the title the Honourable, but declines to style himself as such.

Reviews

[Derrian · Rating 3 out of 5]

I’ve been reading this year by year as my children move through the school. A good reference point to support their learning.

[Lynnette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Borrowed this book from the local library but I shall definitely be purchasing a copy to keep! Great read for anyone wanting to know more about your child's primary school years. Help's you understand what you child will be learning through primary school and includes helpful tips you can do at home to help them along. Mainly focuses on the core subjects of English, mathematics and science but does touch on the other subjects. Great to have on your bookshelf as a go to book as and when needed.